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Ethiopia population, 1950 to 2100

Ethiopia grew from 17.7 million in 1950 to 128.7 million in 2023, and the UN projects 367.3 million by 2100.

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  • Ethiopia: 17.7M in 1950, 367.3M in 2100 (projected) (21× higher). The latest estimate is 128.7M in 2023.

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Ethiopia ranked 26th in the world in 1950 with 17.7 million people. By 2023 it was 11th with 128.7 million, more than seven times larger. The population reached 31.7 million in 1975 and 67.4 million in 2000, nearly doubling in the 23 years up to 2023. Ethiopia added about 61 million people between 2000 and 2023 alone.

The UN medium projection keeps adding people: about 152.9 million in 2030, 225.0 million in 2050, 309.1 million in 2075 and 367.3 million in 2100. Growth is projected to slow, with the last 25 years adding about 58 million against the roughly 84 million added in the 25 years before. Ethiopia is projected to rank 7th in the world in both 2050 and 2100. Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024.

The data

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024 via Our World in Data; estimates to 2023, medium-variant projections after, millions. Retrieved November 4, 2026.

Ethiopia's population, Millions of people, 1950 to 2100 (UN projections), 1950–2100
Date🇪🇹 Ethiopia
195017.7M
195118.0M
195218.3M
195318.7M
195419.0M
195519.4M
195619.8M
195720.2M
195820.5M
195920.9M
196021.4M
196121.9M
196222.5M
196323.1M
196423.7M
196524.3M
196625.0M
196725.6M
196826.3M
196927.1M
197027.8M
197128.6M
197229.4M
197330.2M
197431.0M
197531.7M
197632.5M
197733.2M
197833.7M
197934.2M
198034.4M
198135.3M
198236.7M
198337.7M
198438.7M
198539.8M
198641.0M
198742.5M
198844.2M
198945.9M
199047.6M
199149.7M
199251.9M
199353.7M
199455.6M
199557.5M
199659.5M
199761.4M
199863.4M
199965.4M
200067.4M
200169.5M
200271.6M
200373.8M
200476.1M
200578.4M
200680.7M
200783.1M
200885.5M
200988.0M
201090.5M
201193.2M
201295.8M
201398.4M
2014101.1M
2015103.9M
2016106.7M
2017109.7M
2018112.7M
2019115.7M
2020118.9M
2021122.1M
2022125.4M
2023128.7M
2024132.1M
2025135.5M
2026138.9M
2027142.4M
2028145.8M
2029149.3M
2030152.9M
2031156.4M
2032159.9M
2033163.5M
2034167.0M
2035170.5M
2036174.1M
2037177.7M
2038181.2M
2039184.8M
2040188.5M
2041192.1M
2042195.7M
2043199.4M
2044203.0M
2045206.7M
2046210.3M
2047214.0M
2048217.7M
2049221.4M
2050225.0M
2051228.7M
2052232.4M
2053236.0M
2054239.6M
2055243.1M
2056246.7M
2057250.2M
2058253.7M
2059257.2M
2060260.7M
2061264.2M
2062267.7M
2063271.0M
2064274.4M
2065277.7M
2066281.0M
2067284.2M
2068287.5M
2069290.7M
2070293.8M
2071296.9M
2072300.0M
2073303.0M
2074306.1M
2075309.1M
2076312.0M
2077314.9M
2078317.8M
2079320.6M
2080323.2M
2081325.9M
2082328.6M
2083331.1M
2084333.7M
2085336.1M
2086338.6M
2087341.0M
2088343.3M
2089345.5M
2090347.7M
2091349.8M
2092351.9M
2093354.0M
2094356.0M
2095358.0M
2096360.0M
2097361.9M
2098363.8M
2099365.5M
2100367.3M

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Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Ethiopia?

Ethiopia had about 128.7 million people in 2023, the latest UN estimate, which ranks 11th in the world. The UN projects about 152.9 million by 2030.

What will Ethiopia's population be in 2050?

The UN medium projection puts Ethiopia at about 225.0 million people in 2050 and 367.3 million in 2100. The series has no peak before 2100, though growth slows in the later decades. These are projections, not forecasts.

Where does this data come from?

UN World Population Prospects 2024 via Our World in Data; estimates to 2023, medium-variant projections after, millions. Retrieved November 4, 2026. You can download the full table as a CSV from this page.

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